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Guys, my bike is about to reach 10k (R3) and is due for a tyre change.
I recently bought duke125 and love the grip of the mrf tyre that's on it.
The tyres on the duke are mrf revz c1 110/70 r17 and revz c 150/60 r17.

Although the specification of the front matches the front tyre of my yamaha, the rear does not.
I found a version for the rear called mrf revz m 140/70 r17.

Do you guys have any idea if this is a tyre with similar grip.

The stock tyres that came with the bike had terrible grip from the beginning.

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The height of your bike will increase a little bit from the back side

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Whether i can fit MRF masseter 140/70 in fz v2? Will it touches the tyre hugger if so should i remove it?

Also upgrading from 140/60 to 140/70 will cause any error in mileage or anything?

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For the FZ, I would suggest to go with Masseter in stock size. Balanced cost, good performance.
Radials or spending too much is a little overkill IMO.

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I would say that a homegrown brand is much better than an import. I have been using the Apollo Alpha H1 on my KTM Duke 390 and have hardly any complaints with the tyre’s performance. It is also one of the most affordable high-performance bike tyres in the Indian market. Have ridden with the tyre for over 20,000 kilometres, including several long-distance trips in wet weather. The Apollo Alpha H1 has always felt well-planted and grippy at high speeds to me. In my opinions, imports might offer a slightly better performance but there is a wider price gap between them and homegrown brands.

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There won't be any drop in average but there will be some speedo error i think, get the tyre don't think about it too much [emoji1417]

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I own FZ v2 and completed 30000 KMS now. I should replace my front tire. Which brand will be good? I planned for ceat zoom 100\80.

Whether i can upgrade to 100\90 if so whether mileage drops?

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They must have renamed the tyres then, because they must be still producing tyres in the same dimensions. Anyways happy riding with the new wheels

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Many MRF showroom guys told be that they discontinued FY2 series. It's also not visible on their website .
It was really pain in the arse to get a tyre which you requested. For such a popular model they only kept stock OEM ones.

Anyway I went with 80/90-17 masseter fx for front and zapper vyde 120/80-17 for rear
masseter costed me 1475 and vyde around 2350

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Go with the r15 v2 tyres, i have them on my 180 ug4 as well. The grip is amazing and they are really cheap. The model is zapper FY1 they are 90 in width, or you can go with FY2, they are 100 in width. Both of them are excellent, i have tried them both, no loss in power/handling or anything. Pay the mrp what's mentioned on the mrf website

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I have pulsar 180 UG4. Need to change the tyres.
I want to go for R15 v1 tyre for the front. Do they still make it? What series zapper is that?
And stock again for back.

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its dangerous if tube is getting out from that place . else use it with caution

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Last week my rear tyre got punctured.

Fixed the tube in near by puncture repair shop. I was told that the tyre got punctured by stone cut, so he placed two layers of old tube inside (just for that part of the tyre, not the whole tube). I don't know how they will stay there without glue, he just placed there. I doubt if the air filled tube will keep those pieces in it's place.

These are the snapshots of the tyre got cut by stone. It's about 1-1.5" wide.

Should I change the tyre for this reason?

Vehicle: Star City +
Tyre: Stock

Tyres for Pulsar AS200 for ladakh/ mountain trips

Hi all,

I have a 2015 Pulsar AS200 which has done about 10K Kms.
Stock tyres 100/80-17 and 130/70-17 were changed on purchase to
Front: MRF Zapper FY 110/70-17 and Rear: MRF Revz-S 130/70 R17.
These tyres have travelled on broken himachal mountain roads for most of their life. The experience has been good on tarred roads and even on dry broken roads and rocks. Only issue has been that the rear has zero grip on sand and slush. It just starts floating like a boat.
They have never given me any trouble and ive had no punctures till date. A lot of cracks have developed on the tread of both the tyres though.
Pics here:



Due to the cuts I was thinking of changing the tyres and had even purchased Michelin Pilot Street 110/70 R17, but i havent installed it yet.
I am not a corner carver at all. Im quite a sedate driver and dont 'RIP' the bike or lean it much.
Now im planning a ladakh trip in June and anyways most of my riding is going to be in the hills (touchwood). So i think i would be better off with dual sport tyres.
After reading a lot of reviews over here, im leaning for Ralco Speed Blaster 140/70-17 for the rear. Its supposed to be robust and perform well on broken roads and slush/ice.
But there seems to be no consensus about the front tyre. Would the Ralco Speed Blaster 140/70 -17 at the rear and something like Michelin Sirac Street at the front be a good idea?
Please suggest what tyres i should get.

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Hello all,
As I'm planning for North tour which includes Leh Ladakh etc I need some good dual sport tyres for my Ninja 650

Front 120/70ZR17 M/C (58 W)
Rear 160/60ZR17 M/C (69 W)

Few I listed out are below,

Pirelli mt60
Conti trail attack 3
Metzler tourance
Metzler tourance next
Timsun dual sport

Any suggestions are welcome.
Tyres other than above if any let me know.
If anyone used any of the tyre mentioned above please share your review.
TIA.